53: Why You're Probably Nutrient Deficient | Chris Masterjohn, PhD
The Genius Life
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Getting Vitamin a From Plant Foods
Vitamin A is one. You get carotenoids from the such as beta carotene from red, orange, yellow, and green vegetables. And you can turn those into retinol, which is the animal-based form of vitamin A that we need in our bodies. Being a bad converter genetically is very common. On average, the left half has a two-fold reduction in their ability to get vitamin A from plant foods compared to the right half.
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